Neil Patrick Harris Will Be Honored by Drama League at 30th Annual Musical Celebration of Broadway

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29 Oct 2013

Neil Patrick Harris

The Drama League announced Oct. 30 that it will honor Golden Globe nominee and Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris, who will return to the New York stage in 2014 in the Broadway bow of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, at the 30th Annual Musical Celebration of Broadway, which will be held Feb. 3, 2014, at the famed Pierre Hotel.

The black-tie gala, which features dozens of stars from Hollywood and Broadway in a one-night-only evening of musical selections drawn from Harris' career in theatre, film and television, supports The Drama League’s educational initiatives for promising young artists.

The evening’s entertainment will be co-directed by Tony Award winner and Drama League alumnus Michael Mayer and Johanna McKeon, who also serve as director and associate director of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The Musical Celebration of Broadway will be co-produced by Roger T. Danforth and Trevor Tamashiro. Attendees can expect songs from Rent, Assassins, Cabaret, Sweeney Todd and Tick, Tick, Boom!, among others.

“We are overjoyed to add Neil Patrick Harris to the legendary roster of artists who have been honored at the Musical Celebration of Broadway during the last thirty years,” said Drama League executive director Gabriel Shanks in a statement. “After distinguishing himself in film, television, theater, web series, music, and as a staunch advocate for youth and arts education like that provided by The Drama League, Neil’s return to Broadway this season is cause for celebration.”